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Sam Yount

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Chief Business Officer at NerdWallet
📍 Durango, Colorado, United States

Sam Yount is the Chief Business Officer at NerdWallet, a seasoned marketing professional focused on performance marketing and user growth. He was previously the CMO at LendingTree and the CEO/Co-Founder of On The Barrelhead, which NerdWallet acquired. He studied Sociology with honors at the University of Chicago.

Interesting fact: Sam holds a patent for a method and system that creates dynamic advertisements based on a users interest in specific securities.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief Business Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Durango, Colorado, United States
Personality Overview

How Sam shows up

Amiable & Agreeable
Story Driven
Optimistic

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Priorities

Topics Sam cares about

Consumer Finance
His career is dedicated to improving financial outcomes for consumers, from founding a robo-advisor for debt to his current leadership role at NerdWallet.
Performance Marketing
As former CMO of LendingTree, he managed a $350MM marketing budget focused on ROI and has extensive experience in cross-channel marketing and funnel optimization.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Chief Business Officer
NerdWallet
2-2023 - 11-2024
VP Consumer Credit
NerdWallet
7-2022 - 2-2023
VP Lending
NerdWallet
4-2017 - 7-2022
CEO/Co-Founder
On The Barrelhead (Acquired by NerdWallet)
1-2016 - 4-2017
CMO
LendingTree
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2003
Sociology with honors
University of Chicago
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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